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Bills at Rams

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 · 00:15 UTC
Buffalo Bills logo
Buffalo
Bills
3-1 · L1
37
@
Los Angeles Rams logo
Los Angeles
Rams
2-2 · W2
34
Buffalo Bills to win 51% win probability · projected 25–25 · Coin Flip

Result & Grading

Published before kickoff, graded after. No edits, no quiet deletions.

Final score
37–34
BUF at LAR
Our pick
BUF ✓
Correct
Margin error
2.6
points from our projection
Against the spread
Covered ✓
vs line of LAR −2.5

Pre-Game Win Probabilities

From the engine's power ratings, adjusted for home field and rest, then mapped through the margin distribution. Not a blend of the market — this is our own number.

BUF 51%
LAR 49%
Projected score
25–25
BUF at LAR
Projected margin
-0.4
home perspective
Projected total
50.5
combined points
Confidence
Coin Flip
published before kickoff

Engine vs The Line

We disagree with the market here. Worth knowing: across 1,139 backtested games our disagreements were right 41% of the time. We publish them regardless — and we publish how they land.

8th Day Engine
Buffalo Bills
by 0.4 points · total 50.5
Closing line
Los Angeles Rams
by 2.5 points · total 54.5

Matchup Facts

Venue and rest come from the schedule feed and feed directly into the model; surface and weather are context we show but don't yet model.

Venue
SoFi Stadium
Roof
Dome
Rest · BUF
8 days
Rest · LAR
8 days
QB · BUF
Josh Allen
QB · LAR
Matthew Stafford

Recent Form

Last five completed games this season, most recent first.

Buffalo Bills

L vs NE 26–29
W vs LAC 24–16
W vs DET 41–31
W @ HOU 36–31

Los Angeles Rams

W @ PHI 24–20
L @ DEN 26–30
W vs NYG 28–6
L vs SF 7–27

Season Scoring

Points per game either side of the ball, 2026 season to date.

BUF · scored
31.8
per game · 4 played
BUF · allowed
26.8
per game
LAR · scored
21.3
per game · 4 played
LAR · allowed
20.8
per game

How The Model Sees It

Our rating has Buffalo Bills as the stronger side by 45 rating points, which on its own is worth about 1.8 points on the scoreboard (BUF 1,638, LAR 1,592).

Home field adds 1.4 points to LAR — a measured figure from our backtest, not the traditional three, because home advantage in the modern NFL is considerably smaller than it used to be.

That lands on a projected margin of -0.4, and running that through the historical spread of actual results against projections gives Buffalo Bills at 51%.

The market disagrees. The closing line makes Los Angeles Rams the favourite by 2.5. Our engine sees only results — it has no view on injuries, roster changes or who a team has signed. When we split from the line, history says we're wrong more often than right, and we show you that rather than dressing the disagreement up as an edge.

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